ska

Super show, two solid hours, a fitting hommage to Dave Brubeck.
The quartet was led by his sons, Chris (on a 1960s vintage Rickenbacker fretless bass, as well as trombone) and Dan (playing Yamaha drums),

It was a joyous sendoff for Lorraine Muller at the Petit Campus Saturday night, as the singer said au revoir to Montreal with a red-hot two-hour set.
Backed by her industrial-strength Fabulous LoLo band,

Photo by Howard Siroky. Courtesy of Lorraine Muller
The last time I saw The Fabulous LoLo, at the 2011 Montreal Ska Festival, the experience confirmed - for the umpteenth time - my oft-repeated thought

Now here’s the concept we’ve been waiting for: a festival that ends with breakfast instead of a boozy blowout.
It’s what the Montreal Ska Festival has planned for its fourth edition, which runs from Oct.

The Beatdown
Walkin’ Proud
Stomp Records
Like a slightly more polite version of the Aggrolites, Montreal’s The Beatdown mix ska and rocksteady rhythms with more power pop than one might expect, tossing in an occasional pinch of soul.